| 100% | SASH | 4 | Miss America accessory that features a state's name |
| 49% | SASH | 4 | Accessory that may have a state name on it |
| 44% | SASH | 4 | Miss America accessory with a tiara |
| 42% | SVEN | 4 | Name that's a number missing a letter |
| 41% | GEORGIA | 7 | The ___ Satellites, rock band that features USA's Callaway Gardens' state in its name |
| 40% | OKLAHOMA | 8 | US state that's also the name of a musical |
| 40% | GEORGIA | 7 | U.S. state that shares its name with a country |
| 40% | CAROLINA | 8 | The ___ Chocolate Drops, string band that features USA's Charlotte Hornets' state in its name |
| 40% | BUTTE | 5 | Geological feature that's also the name of a Montana city |
| 40% | TWO | 3 | Number of U.S. state names that start with a V |
| 40% | IDA | 3 | Name that's also a state abbreviation |
| 39% | IDA | 3 | Girl's name that's also a state abbreviation |
| 38% | OHIO | 4 | State that was named for a river |
| 38% | OHIO | 4 | State that shares its name with a river |
| 37% | OHIO | 4 | American state that derives it's name from a nearby river |
| 37% | LETITBE | 7 | Last studio album from the Beatles that features a track by the same name: 3 wds. |
| 37% | PETER | 5 | "___ Pan," 2003 fantasy adventure film that features a fairy named Tinker Bell played by Ludivine Sagnier |
| 37% | ALA | 3 | Abbreviation for a state that shares its name with a country band |
| 37% | SASH | 4 | Accessory for a Miss America contestant |
| 36% | ANAPOLIS | 8 | Brazilian city name that sounds like a U.S. state capital |
| 36% | ALA | 3 | State that shares its name with a country music group: Abbr. |
| 36% | CHIHUAHUA | 9 | Dog breed that shares name with a Mexican state |
| 36% | OHIO | 4 | Columbus' state that takes its name from a river |
| 36% | USS | 3 | Initials before a state's name, sometimes |
| 36% | UTE | 3 | Tribe that named a state |
| 36% | SASH | 4 | Miss America accessory |
| 36% | TIARA | 5 | Miss America accessory |
| 36% | TABASCO | 7 | Hot sauce that shares its name with a Mexican state |
| 36% | MAINE | 5 | Only state with a name that has only one syllable |
| 36% | ARIZ | 4 | Basque town that a US state name may derive from |